As a licensed Realtor, I sometimes help clients find places to lease or rent for a year or so.
The Holy Grail of Austin Renting
I?ve been calling this the Holy Grail of Austin renting, as it is just about impossible to find. ?And when I do find one here?s what happens: ?Everyone wants to sleep on it for one night. ?Let me say right now that if you find a place to live in Austin that you love, you need to jump on it if you are renting. ?If you hesitate, someone else won?t and in just a few hours the place will be rented.
It?s quite common for people to want to try out an Austin neighborhood for a while before they buy in it. ?So, usually I am finding a place for a friend of a friend or a son or daughter of a previous client, and everyone always asks for the same thing:
- $1,000 Budget
- 2-bedroom
- hardwood floors
- In a central Austin neighborhood (Allandale, Rosedale, Brentwood, Hyde Park, or Crestview)
And about 50% of the people asking say they have a dog, and need it to be pet friendly, too.
I do this every day ? You do this once every 12-18 months. ?Believe me! ?Trust ME! ?I?m telling you the truth!
For instance, just this last weekend, I took a couple by the cottage in the photo at the top of this post. ?It was adorable. ?A house in Crestview for $1,150 a month. ?Exactly what they wanted. ?It had hardwood floors, a cute kitchen with a dishwasher, and large fenced backyard for a dog, It was perfect! ?I would have killed to live in a place like this when I was just starting out. ?Places like this come on the market once or twice a month, and when they do, they are hotter than two hamsters farting in a wool sock.
We saw the place on Saturday morning at 10:00. ?It had been on the market for 1 day. ?When we walked out, the couple said they loved it, and I encouraged them to fill out the rental form on the spot, but they wanted to see a few more places before they made a decision. ?So we drove around, looked at some other condos, a few other garage apartments, and ?by noon, they decided they wanted to put in an app on the cute cottage. ?So we went back to my office, and filled out the paperwork. ?I had it submitted by 12:30.
In the 2 1/2 hours since we saw the cottage first, 2 other couples walked through, and also submitted applications. ?Even though we were first through it, we were third in applying, and didn?t get it.
I?ll never say I told you so to your face (but I might write it on my real estate blog). ?I see this happen over and over.
If you are looking to Rent a house in Central Austin, be prepared. ?Things move super fast anytime of they year. ?I know what to do to get you the perfect place, so when you find it, let?s do the paperwork.
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